Re: New 420 bhp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
centurion;277159 said:
good technique shaun! I will learn. I love learning pedal technique! LFB first, then RFB, left foot go clutch!
It is entirely possible with a large enough brake pedal (and it doesn't even need to be stupid large as long as your feet are precise enough). The only places you'll be able to do a brake foot transfer like that though is the long brake zones which are few in number even at a big track like Sepang. The higher power and lower drag a car is, the longer the brake zones too, so it might be more appplicable with a such a car.
But other than that standard LFB is advantageous because of plain elimination of time it takes for right foot to come off throttle and move to brake. It's just that in some footboxes and with some transmission types it is impossible or impractical to carry out where downshifting is required. Where no shifting is required and balancing the car most efficiently, plain LFB can work well, but whether you do that, or breathe off throttle to accomplish that all depends on the car, how touchy the brakes and throttle are respectively, and the brake balance, pitch sensitivity (aero) of the car. There is no rule as to which is better, but in a stockish sport production car IMO both methods are fine. IMO though LFB is marginally quicker if done right. Whether you need to be marginally quicker and master LFB, or other much more basic things first, or attempt to perfect all areas simultaneously, is all arguable, but there is no denying the fun and challenge.. so I say good on you.
DoggieHowser;277143 said:
And halfway through his fast lap, they had to bring the car in and manually reheat the tyres.
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The ability for a driver to push the limits on cold tires while not slipping, and putting maximum energy into the tire so that it gets up to temp as soon as possible while not wearing out or heating unevenly is one of the biggest differences between ok drivers and great drivers.. especially so in cold climates and esp with race tires which are designed to take all that energy and give you grip. IOW, the faster you go while staying in control, the faster the tires heat, and the faster you pull away from the other guys. On top of this you have the car itself acting completely differently on soft cold tires not up to temp and pressure, with the car bottoming all over the place so it is a fight to stay on the edge all the way up to when everything becomes optimal.
